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Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is a 15-acre bird sanctuary and nature preserve in Lincoln Park within Uptown, Chicago. [1] The preserve includes Prairie, Savanna, Woodland, as well as an ADA Path, Birding Area, and Nature Trail. [2] With 349 recorded species, it is Illinois's hottest spot on EBird. [3]
Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: Springfield: Sangamon: Central: 40 acres, operated by the Illinois Audubon Society Andresen Nature Center: Fulton: Whiteside: Northwest: information, operated by volunteers, open for city events and education programs, features displays of local wildlife, insects, and flora found along the local watershed of the upper ...
The Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, usually called the Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 40-acre (0.16 km 2) headquarters building and land parcel owned and managed by the Illinois Audubon Society. Its second-growth forest land and restored tallgrass prairie are managed so as to maximize the diversity of the urban wildlife that visits the ...
The Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary is a 120-acre (49 ha) private-sector nonprofit park and wildlife sanctuary located near Loami in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Friends of the Sangamon Valley, the sanctuary commemorates its benefactors, farmers Frank and Gladys Nipper, who donated the land used to replant and endow the sanctuary.
Pages in category "Bird sanctuaries of the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Bird baths and feeders can return to Illinois yards Wednesday. The state’s Department of Natural Resources advised people to remove baths and feeders during the month of May to try to minimize ...
The Illinois Audubon Society was founded in April 1897 and is Illinois' oldest non-profit independent conservation organization. [2] As of 2017, it has 18 chapters throughout Illinois. [3] Its executive offices are located at the Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, an Illinois Audubon Society-managed sanctuary on the east side of Springfield. [4]
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary (Plum Island) is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. [1] It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary [1] and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles. [2] It is close to Matthiessen State Park and adjacent to Starved Rock State Park.